OPUBCO Awards

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Associated Press Sports Editors (National)

W3 Awards: International Academy of Visual Arts (International)

  • NewsOK.com - NewsOK.com: Silver Award winner.

2011 Society for Features Journalism contest (National)

  • Ken Raymond - First, General Features
  • George Lang - Third, Multimedia Storytelling
  • Dennis King - Third, Arts/Entertainment Coverage

Associated Press Sports Editors (National)

  • The Oklahoman - Top 10, Special Sections
  • NewsOK.com - Top 10, Online Sports Coverage

Online News Association (National)

  • NewsOK.com - Finalist, General Excellence

National Association of Black Journalists' Salute to Excellence (National)

  • Darnell Mayberry - Finalist, News--Sports

David Letterman Distrinduished Professional Lecture and Workshop Series, Ball State University (National)

  • OPUBCO Communications Group - $10,000 award winner for its innovations in multimedia. (The $10,000 award was used for future student internships.)

Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (Regional)

  • NewsOK.com - First, Best Website
  • The Oklahoman - Second, Print Quality
  • George Lang and Kyle Roberts (Static) - Third, Best Use of Multimedia. - First, Best Website
  • NewsOK.com's "Places" - Honorable Mention, Best Use of Multimedia

American Cancer Society High Plains Division Media Awards (Regional)

  • Jenni Carlson, John Clanton, Nick Tankersley, Matt Clayton and Bill Bootz - First, Newspaper Big Market Feature/Human Interest

Great Plains Journalism Awards (Regional)

  • NewsOK.com - Website of the Year
  • Chris Landsberger - Photographer of the Year
  • Ten firsts and 22 finalists

First Amendment Awards (Fort Worth SPJ Chapter) (Regional)

  • Ann Kelley - First, Defending the Disadvantaged
  • Megan Rolland - First, General News
  • John Estus, Paul Monies and Gavin Off, Tulsa World - First, Reporting on Open Government
  • Hailey Branson and 2010 summer intern class - First, Student Work
  • Five finalists

National Press Photographers Association, Region 7 (Regional)

  • Chris Landsberger -Second
  • Sarah Phipps - Eighth

Associated Press-Oklahoma News Executives (State)

  • The Oklahoman - First, General Excellence
  • The Oklahoman - First, Best Website
  • John Clanton - Sweepstakes, Photography
  • The Oklahoman/Tulsa World - Sweepstakes, Writing
  • Megan Rolland - First, Best New Journalist
  • 19 firsts and 48 total awards

Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists (State)

  • NewsOK.com - First, Best News Website
  • Sarah Phipps - Best Photographic Portfolio
  • Staff - First, Spot News Coverage (May 10, 2010, tornado outbreak)
  • Sixteen firsts and 57 total awards.

Oklahoma Salute to Excellence (National Association of Black Journalists' Tulsa chapter) (State)

  • Seven firsts and 16 overall awards.

Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation (State)

  • Nolan Clay - Beachy Musselman Award for dedication to 'covering courthouses and exposing corruption'

Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (State)

  • Darla Slipke: - 2010 Communications in Excellence award for coverage of people with disabilities.

Associated Press Sports Editors (National)

Society for News Design (International)

International Academy of the Visual Arts (International)

  • NewsOK.com - Best Website: Silver Award
  • NewsOK.com - Best Web Video Sound Design: Silver Award
  • Welcome Home - Best Branded Content: Silver Award

National Association of Black Journalists (National)

  • Minister of Millwood: Jenni Carlson and Sarah Phipps - Salute to Excellence New Media-Sports: Winner

Associated Press Sports Editors (National)

  • Jenni Carlson - Top 10 Columnist
  • The Oklahoman Sports Department - Daily Sports: Top 20/Honorable Mention
  • The Oklahoman Sports Department - Special Sections: Top 20/Honorable Mention

American Society of Copy Editors (National)

  • Tom Maupin - Robinson Prize: Finalist

Association of Food Journalists (National)

Online News Association (National)

Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) (National)

Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (Regional)

  • NewsOK.com - Best Website: Winner
  • Depression Era Gangsters - Videos: 2nd Place
  • The Oklahoman - Print Quality: 2nd Place
  • Public Employee Birth Dates - Best Local Story: 3rd Place
  • OU Football Preview - Videos:Honorable Mention
  • Depression Era Gangsters - Best Use of Multimedia: Honorable Mention
  • Sarah Phipps - Feature Photography: Honorable Mention
  • *Read about the winners*

Great Plains Journalism Awards (Regional)

  • The Oklahoman - Best Newspaper
  • Jenni Carlson - Sports Column: Winner
  • Dave Cathey - Specialty Feature: Winner
  • Nolan Clay - General News Reporting: Winner
  • Tom Maupin - Best News Headline Portfolio: Winner
  • Ken Raymond - Newspaper Writing Portfolio: Winner
  • Berry Tramel - Blog: Winner
  • The Oklahoman - General News Reporting: Finalist
  • The Oklahoman - Sports Spot News: Finalist
  • NewsOK.com - Best Website: Finalist
  • NewsOK.com - Best Website Design: Finalist
  • Doug Hoke - Studio Photography: Winner
  • Chris Landsberger - Studio Photography: Finalist
  • John Clanton - News Photo: Winner
  • Chris Landsberger and Steve Gooch - News Photo: Finalists
  • Chris Lansberger - Feature Photography, Single: Finalist
  • John Clanton - Feature Photography, multiple: Winner
  • John Clanton and Chris Landsberger - Feature Photography, multiple: Finalists
  • Chris Landsberger - Spot News Photography: Winner
  • John Clanton - Spot News Photography: Finalist
  • Sarah Phipps - Sports Photo.:Winner
  • Bryan Terry - Sports Photo: Finalist
  • Sarah Phipps - Photography Portfolio: Winner
  • Chris Landsberger - Photography Portfolio: Finalist
  • Jim Beckel - General Photography: Winner
  • *Read about the winners*

Edward R. Murrow Awards (Regional)

  • Stories of the Ages: Grapes of Wrath - Winner
  • Bedlam Coverage - Winner

Fort Worth SPJ First Amendment Awards (Regional)

  • Nolan Clay: Dying Too Young - Investigative News: First
  • Nolan Clay - General News: First
  • Vallery Brown - General News: Finalist
  • Bryan Dean - Open Government: First
  • Paul Monies - Opinion/Commentary: First
  • Christy Watson - Opinion/Commentary: Finalist
  • Owen Canfield - Opinion/Commentary: Finalist
  • Randy Ellis - Defending the Disadvantaged: Finalist
  • Randy Ellis - Opening the Books: Finalist

AP-ONE (Statewide)

  • The Oklahoman - Best Newspaper: Winner
  • NewsOK.com - Best Website: Winner
  • Nolan Clay: Dying Too Young - Sweepstakes Award
  • John Clanton: Soldier's Funeral - Sweepstakes Award
  • Vallery Brown - Best New Journalist: Winner
  • Dane Beavers - Best New Journalist: Finalist
  • Dying Too Young - Public Service: First
  • Dying Too Young - Best Page One Deadline Layout: First
  • Sarah Phipps - Photography: First(3)
  • Don Mecoy - Business Spot News Reporting: First(2)
  • Ken Raymond - Feature: First
  • Ken Raymond - Sports Feature: First
  • *Read about the winners*

Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists (Statewide)

  • John Greiner - Lifetime Achievement Award
  • NewsOK.com - Best Web site: 1st Place
  • Ron Jackson - Investigative reporting/individual: 1st Place
  • Oklahoman staff - Investigative reporting/team: 1st Place
  • Ken Raymond - In-depth enterprise reporting/individual: 1st Place
  • Oklahoman staff - In-depth enterprise reporting/team: 1st Place
  • Michael Kimball - Political/governmental reporting: 1st Place
  • Oklahoman staff - Spot news reporting: 1st Place
  • Carla Hinton - Personal column: 1st Place
  • Ann Kelley - General news reporting: 1st Place
  • Nolan Clay, Ken Raymond - Criminal justice reporting: 1st Place
  • Michael Kimball - Diversity reporting: 1st Place
  • John Greiner - Education reporting: 1st Place
  • Heather Warlick - Health reporting: 1st Place
  • Berry Tramel - Sports column: 1st Place
  • Steve Sisney - Feature photography: 1st Place
  • John Clanton - General photography: 1st Place
  • Steve Gooch - Spot news photography: 1st Place
  • Felicia Murray - Page one layout and design: 1st Place
  • Phillip Baeza - Feature page layout and design: 1st Place
  • Ken Raymond - Best reporting portfolio: 1st Place
  • NewsOK.com, Ken Raymond - Multimedia projects: 1st Place
  • Berry Tramel - Blog: 1st Place
  • NewsOK.com - Breaking news coverage: 1st Place
  • *Read about the 53 winners*

Webby Award (International)

Associated Press Sports Editors (National)

Associated Press Managing Editors (National)

Telly Awards (National)

  • OU Update Introduction - Show Opening Segment, Silver Winner
  • STATIC w/ George Lang - Videography/Cinematography, Bronze Winner
  • Bedlam Football - Sports, Bronze Winner
  • Thunder Girls: The Inspiration - Entertainment, Bronze Winner
  • *Read about the winners*

Society of Professional Journalists (National)

National Press Foundation(National)

  • NewsOK.com - General Excellence in Online Journalism (Medium Site), Finalist

Knight-Batten Award (National)

SPJ Sigma Delta Chi (Regional)

Southern Newspapers Publishers Association (Regional)

Associated Press/Oklahoma Newspaper Executives (Regional)

  • Nicholas Tankersley - Best New Journalist, Winner
  • The Oklahoman - Division A Spot News, Sweepstakes
  • The Oklahoman - Spot News, 1st Place
  • The Oklahoman - Spot News, 1st Place
  • Nolan Clay, Randy Ellis - Investigative Reporting, 1st Place
  • Staff - Spot Sports Reporting, 1st Place
  • Steve Lackmeyer - Business Feature, 1st Place
  • David Zizzo - Features, 1st Place
  • John Rohde - Sports, 1st Place
  • Brandy McDonnell - Reviews, 1st Place
  • Valerie Blackburn - Non-front Page Layout, 1st Place
  • Todd Pendleton - Page One Deadline Layout, 1st Place
  • Erica Smith - Headlines, 1st Place
  • Suzanne Green - Graphics and Illustrations, 1st Place
  • Jim Beckel - Feature Photography, 1st Place
  • Sarah Phipps - Web site Photography, 1st Place
  • *Read about all the winners*

Great Plains (Regional)

  • NewsOK.com - Best Web Site Design, Winner
  • John Clanton: Tornado Damage - Web Slideshow Photography, Bronze Winner
  • Wayman Tisdale's New Leg - Web Site Videography, Winner
  • Berry Tramel, Oklahoma Sports Blog - Blog, Winner
  • *Read about all the winners*

Oklahoma SPJ (Statewide)

Oklahoma Press Association (Statewide)

Tulsa Association of Black Journalists (Statewide)

  • Carla Hinton - Journalist of the Year, Winner
  • Sports Department - Sports Category, 1st Place
  • Sports Department - News Category, 1st Place
  • *Read about all the winners*

AP/ONE (Regional)

  • Ken Raymond - Public Service, 1st Place
  • David McDaniel - Photography, Sweepstakes
  • The Oklahoman Staff: A Century in the Making - Special Centennial Section, 1st Place
  • Heather Warlick - Best New Journalist, Winner
  • Ken Raymond - Features Story, 1st Place
  • The Oklahoman Staff: Ice Storm - Spot News, 1st Place
  • Bryan Painter - Sports, 1st Place
  • Bryan Painter - Personal Column, 1st Place
  • Felicia Murray - Page One Deadline Layout, 1st Place
  • Todd Pendleton - Graphics and Illustrations, 1st Place
  • Berry Tramel - Sports Feature, 1st Place
  • David McDaniel - Feature Photography, 1st Place
  • Matt Strasen - Sports Photography, 1st Place
  • Jim Beckel - Spot News Photography, 1st Place
  • James Plumlee - Web site Photography, 1st Place
  • *Read about all the winners*

    • Southern Newspaper Publishers Association

  • wimgo.com - Best Web Site, Honorable Mention

    • EPpy

  • Oklahoma - A Century in the Making - Best Special Feature-News or Event, Winner
  • *Read about the winners*

    • SPJ Oklahoma

  • Your Right to Know - Carter Bradley First Amendment Award, Winne
  • Cold Case - Multimedia Project, Winner
  • *Read about all the winners*

    • American Cancer Society High Plains Division

  • know it: Cancer - Newspaper Big Market Daily/Feature/Human Interest, Media Award

    • Associated Press Sports Editors

  • Stoops@10 - Projects: 4th Place
  • Jake Trotter - Breaking News: Honorable Mention
  • Jenni Carlson - Columns: Honorable Mention
  • *Read about the winners*

    • EPpy (National)

  • My NewsOK - Best Community Web Site, Finalist

    • Online News Association (National)

  • NewsOK.com - General Excellence, Finalist

    • Media Innovation/Edgie (National)

  • World War II - Most Innovative Visitor Participation, Finalist
  • Air Quality - Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling, Finalist
  • Cold Case - Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling, Finalist
  • Oklahoma--A Century in the Making - Most Innovative Multimedia Storytelling, Finalist
  • Oklahoma RedHawks - Best Digital Advertising Program, Finalist

    • AP/ONE (Statewide)

  • James Plumlee - Web Site Photo, Winner
  • *Read about the winners*

    • SPJ Oklahoma (Statewide)

  • NewsOK.com - Best Web Site, Second Place
  • Ken Raymond - Best Newspaper Reporting Portfolio, 1st Place
  • John Clanton - Photographic Portfolio, 1st Place
  • The Oklahoman Staff - In-depth Enterprise Reporting, 1st Place
  • Randy Ellis - Political/Governmental Reporting, 1st Place
  • Mark Hutchison, Jesse Olivarez, Ron Jackson, Penny Cockerell, Ken Raymond, Tim Henley and John David Sutter - Spot News, 1st Place
  • Nolan Clay, John Greiner - Criminal Justice Reporting, 1st Place
  • Ken Raymond, Jim Killackey - Health Reporting, 1st Place
  • Paul Monies - Business Reporting, 1st Place
  • Steve Lackmeyer - Business Feature, 1st Place
  • Renee Lawrence - Feature Page Layout, 1st Place
  • Bryan Terry - Feature Photography, 1st Place
  • Oklahoma Wildfires: Oklahoman photographers - Photo Story/Essay, 1st Place
  • Chris Landsberger - Spot News Photography, 1st Place
  • *Read about all the winners*

    • Oklahoma Press Association (Statewide)

    • Ed Godfrey - Joseph H. Edwards Outdoor Writer of the Year, Winner
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